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Kam

#3,476 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Short form of Kameron

Kam has been given to 1,353 babies in the U.S. since 1914. In 2025 it ranked #3,476 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2016, with 57 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 72% boys, 28% girls all-time.

Babies named Kam, 2025

1 in 100,000

Kam over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
02040608018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Kam over time

In 2025, Kam went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19142025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Kam: meaning, origin, and history

Short form of Kameron

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Kam means

Kam is a short form of Kameron.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Kam → Kameron → Cameron. The family’s meaning is “crooked, bent + nose”, recorded in English with the source elements cam and sròn.

Origin, language, and formation

Kam is used in Old Czech and Turkish.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Kameron.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Old Czech, Kam is pronounced /ˈkam/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 968 boys were recorded with the name Kam between 1914 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 57 in 2016; its best national rank was #2,317 in 2016.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,955 in 2020 to #3,476 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #2,505 in 2015 to #3,476 in 2025.

In the United States, 385 girls were recorded with the name Kam between 1923 and 1982. Its highest annual count was 62 in 1974; its best national rank was #1,556 in 1974.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Kam?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 100,000
33 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 51,800
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#3,476
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
69,634 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Kam sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 69,634 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kam. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kams were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kam was born before 2015 — so the typical Kam is around 10 today.

Median birth year
2015
About 10 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
40.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
72.1%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
953
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 40.6% of all recorded uses (393).

Is Kam rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−458
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−521
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−971
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.66×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
57.9%
Peak was 2016 (57)
Years since peak
9
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
25.3% average annual change
Best rank ever
#2,317
2016

Where Kam is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Kam was most concentrated in Louisiana — about 1 in 20,000 boys, against 1 in 91,305 across all states with data. It was least common in California (1 in —).

05 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Louisiana1 in 20,000
  2. 2Florida1 in 50,000
  3. 3Kentucky1 in 50,000
  4. 4Georgia1 in 100,000
  5. 5New York1 in 100,000
  6. 6Pennsylvania1 in 100,000
  7. 7Texas1 in 100,000
  8. 8Washington1 in 100,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Kam is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Kam was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 516,541 across all states with data.

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Kam has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Kam around the world

Where Kam ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2006–2006
    #4,052
    in 2006
  • Canada
    1991–2020
    #2,570
    in 2020
  • South Australia
    1992–2007
    #680
    in 2007

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Kam by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#3,476
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 521
Best rank ever
#2,317
2016
Peak year
2016
57 that year
First recorded
1914
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
968
Count in 2025
33

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
—
Best rank ever
#1,556
1974
Peak year
1974
62 that year
First recorded
1923
Last recorded
1982
All-time count
385
Count in 2025
Under 5

Names similar to Kam

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

KamauKamelKamarKamilKamenKamrinKamaniKamonKamirEkamKamalKamdonKamranKamerynKamauriKamaziKamiloKampKamoniBeckamKamdynKamaiKamrenKamori

Sibling names for Kam

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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